William Wordsworth - age: 80

William Wordsworth

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ABOUT

English Romantic poet who is remembered for such poems as "To the Cuckoo," "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud," and "Tintern Abbey." His poetry collections include The Excursion, The Prelude, and Lyrical Ballads.He was very close to his sister Dorothy, who was also a poet.Like his friend Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Wordsworth was an important English Romantic poet.

BEFORE FAME

He was one of five children born to Ann Cookson Wordsworth and John Wordsworth in England's Lake District. He graduated from St. John's College, Cambridge.

PERSONAL LIFE

He had an illegitimate daughter with Annette Vallon. He later married Mary Hutchinson, with whom he had five children.

Historical Events in the Life of William Wordsworth

1802-4-15 William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy see a "long belt" of daffodils, inspiring the former to pen "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud".
1843-4-6 William Wordsworth is appointed British Poet Laureate by Queen Victoria

Famous Quotes
The best portion of a good man's life: his little, nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love. William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads

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Poet William Wordsworth were born on Saturday, birthstone is Diamond, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of , it is 94 days until William Wordsworth next birthday.

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